FOTC had a great new episode last night where Jemaine gets wasted at a nightclub and wakes up next to an Australian girl... absolutely hilarious. So, tell me a bit about this supposed rivalry between Oz & NZ please, I'm more and more curious every day.
Re: Flight of the Conchords and NZ
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:57 pm
by bails
There is no rivalry between Australia and New Zealand because Australia is the best, and New Zealand is not!
Re: Flight of the Conchords and NZ
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:18 pm
by antipodean
Hi JD,
To get a vague idea of the issue, substitute Canada for NZ and the US for Australia.
Oddly, in my experience, NZers and Aussies seem to get on very well when working and living offshore. Being an NZer in Oz or an Aussie in NZ is a totally different kettle of fish. You need an extremely thick skin and/or the martial arts skills of Jackie Chan to survive.
Re: Flight of the Conchords and NZ
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:30 pm
by tmossman
antipodean wrote:To get a vague idea of the issue, substitute Canada for NZ and the US for Australia.
...but the Canadians don't take our wallets!
Re: Flight of the Conchords and NZ
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:08 pm
by 1965
Last night was the best of the season so far, in my opinion
Re: Flight of the Conchords and NZ
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:11 pm
by weemac
I'm a Kiwi in Australia, the situation is a bit like sibling rivalry.....
Eden.
Re: Flight of the Conchords and NZ
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:30 pm
by ozover50
Well, it all started in 1981 in a game of cricket when this guy called Trevor Chappell........
Re: Flight of the Conchords and NZ
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:20 pm
by gellkeller
Our NZ friends are OK once you get used to the speech impediment.
Re: Flight of the Conchords and NZ
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:42 pm
by 1a12
I dig The Bats as much as the Church. Died Pretty as much as Split Enz, What Goes On? as much as Flying Nun. (labels)
I think the Clean just beats out Airsupply though....hahaha
I tell you what though, I love this TV show! so many nuances....
Re: Flight of the Conchords and NZ
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:22 am
by longboard_ric
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Robert Muldoon once said, "New Zealanders who leave for Australia raise the IQ of both countries".
What would he know, his nickname was Piggy.
Here's a good NZ band.
Re: Flight of the Conchords and NZ
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:47 pm
by wayang
I once stood in line in the McMurdo Station chow hall right behind "Piggy" Muldoon and Edmund Hillary...two guys who, apart from the 25th anniversary of Scott Base, would never have hung out together. I saw The Bats once at Otago University in Dunedin...borrowed the bass player's axe at the end of their set to jam with their amazing drummer and jammed some insane funk for about fifteen minutes 'til some geezer appeared and threatened to call the cops if we didn't stop. Then I noticed I had split my thumb open and sprayed blood all over the kid's bass...bleedin' Yanks!
Anyways, I 'heart' FOC...that show, even tho' it's not set in 'Godzone', will tell you everything you need to know about kiwis, and I absolutely mean that in the most complimentary way....
"Good on ya, mate...she'll be right!"
Re: Flight of the Conchords and NZ
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:48 am
by wayang
Create some lady space!
Re: Flight of the Conchords and NZ
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:33 am
by longboard_ric
Arj Barker is one funny guy
Re: Flight of the Conchords and NZ
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:04 am
by jps
Re: Flight of the Conchords and NZ
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:54 pm
by jdogric12
BTW.... I attended the first show of their current tour. It was really good.
